Details

Reactor Type Light Water Graphite Reactor (or LWGR)
Model RBMK-1000
Owner Joint Stock Company 'Concern Rosenergoatom'
Operator Joint Stock Company 'Concern Rosenergoatom'

Timeline

Construction Start Sunday, 1 March 1970
First Criticality Wednesday, 12 September 1973
First Grid Connection Friday, 21 December 1973
Commercial Operation Friday, 1 November 1974
Permanent Shutdown Saturday, 22 December 2018

Specifications

Capacity Net 925 MWe
Capacity Gross 1000 MWe
Thermal Capacity 3200 MWt
Design Net Capacity 925 MWe

Operational History

Electricity Supplied (GWh)

Energy Availability Factor (%)

Total Electricity Supplied (GWh)

Reactor History

Year Reference Unit Power (MWe) Annual Time Online (Hours) Electricity Supplied (GWh) Operation Factor (%) Energy Availability Annual (%) Energy Availability Cumulative (%) Load Factor Annual (%) Load Factor Cumulative (%)
1973 925 241 32.50 - - - - -
1974 925 6573 3608.20 94.10 76.50 76.50 75.50 75.50
1975 925 6661 3998.87 76.00 50.60 54.30 49.40 53.10
1976 925 6137 4098.22 69.90 51.50 53.00 50.40 51.90
1977 925 8192 5941.82 93.50 74.10 59.70 73.30 58.60
1978 925 6735 5413.71 76.90 67.30 61.50 66.80 60.60
1979 925 7973 6321.96 91.00 78.70 64.80 78.00 64.00
1980 925 6574 5542.13 74.80 68.30 65.40 68.20 64.70
1981 925 8018 6414.71 91.50 79.60 67.40 79.20 66.70
1982 925 6665 5709.63 76.10 70.80 67.80 70.50 67.10
1983 925 7803 7164.79 89.10 87.60 69.90 88.40 69.50
1984 925 7321 6650.09 83.30 81.70 71.10 81.80 70.70
1985 925 8059 7008.06 92.00 86.30 72.50 86.50 72.10
1986 925 6677 5924.11 76.20 73.30 72.50 73.10 72.20
1987 1000 8255 8113.04 94.20 92.70 74.20 92.60 73.80
1988 925 7519 6620.28 85.60 81.60 74.70 81.50 74.40
1989 925 4993 4576.96 57.00 56.00 73.50 56.50 73.20
1990 925 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 69.00 0.00 68.70
1991 925 6385 3933.96 72.90 49.80 67.80 48.60 67.50
1992 925 7995 7191.61 91.00 88.00 69.00 88.50 68.70
1993 925 7354 6520.38 84.00 81.70 69.60 80.50 69.30
1994 925 6956 5531.15 79.40 77.60 70.00 68.30 69.20
1995 925 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 66.70 0.00 66.00
1996 925 4454 3852.78 50.70 47.50 65.80 47.40 65.20
1997 925 7785 6872.39 88.90 86.10 66.70 84.80 66.00
1998 925 6220 5630.26 71.00 68.80 66.80 69.50 66.20
1999 925 7431 6637.86 84.80 81.30 67.40 81.90 66.80
2000 925 7069 6317.84 80.50 77.20 67.80 77.80 67.20
2001 925 7923 7097.80 90.40 87.40 68.50 87.60 67.90
2002 925 7104 5824.59 81.10 71.20 68.60 71.90 68.10
2003 925 8495 7446.31 97.00 92.20 69.40 91.90 68.90
2004 925 1715 1328.47 19.50 16.70 67.60 16.40 67.20
2005 925 8255 7145.41 94.20 88.50 68.30 88.20 67.80
2006 925 7651 6802.10 87.30 83.90 68.80 84.00 68.30
2007 925 8306 7538.34 94.80 92.00 69.50 93.00 69.10
2008 925 6421 5848.75 73.10 72.60 69.60 72.00 69.20
2009 925 8385 7616.01 95.70 95.10 70.30 94.00 69.90
2010 925 6912 6345.23 78.90 78.20 70.50 78.30 70.10
2011 925 5269 4766.10 60.20 58.20 70.20 58.80 69.80
2012 925 3025 2199.08 34.40 27.50 69.10 27.10 68.70
2013 925 876 519.83 10.00 6.80 67.50 6.40 67.10
2014 925 7159 6020.69 81.70 74.40 67.70 74.30 67.30
2015 925 6116 5397.08 69.80 68.50 67.70 66.60 67.20
2016 925 7223 6613.85 82.20 82.00 68.00 81.40 67.60
2017 925 5227 4691.88 59.70 57.70 67.80 57.90 67.40
2018 925 6234 5693.68 73.00 72.50 67.90 72.00 67.50

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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